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Offering a delicious array of freshly-made food six days a week, it's no wonder it's already proving to be a hit with the locals.

The venue

Housed in a Grade II Listed building, Thyme is a cosy cafe which has been beautifully decorated - particularly impressive given that the refurbishment was completed in just five days prior to the July 8 opening. Wood panels on the walls have been painted a calming thyme colour, and there's a choice of wooden tables and chairs or bar stools to sit at and enjoy your food and drink.

You'll notice mini cacti on the tables, and pots of herbs dotted around - including thyme, of course.

The front part of the cafe (Image: Becky Jones)

The cafe is owned by Ellie Stagg, who has worked in private catering for 15 years. Ellie started Thyme's sister company, Sage and Honey (yes, she loves herbs) in 2012, which focused on private dining as well as cooking lessons, intimate weddings and cooking demonstrations.

However, she longed for a place to be able to showcase her work, so, when the Market Bosworth cafe became available, it was, she says, 'a dream come true.'

While Ellie is hard at work in the kitchen, customer service is the domain of head barista, Chantelle, who certainly greeted us with enthusiasm.

Food

Thyme aims to provide customers with an ever-evolving menu of delicious, healthy food (plus a few guilty pleasures) which changes daily depending on local produce.

I visited late one morning with my two boys and the array of food on display looked beautifully presented and very appetising. The fact that it's all out in the open may not be to everyone's liking, though.

If you're eating in, you simply take a little tray and put what you'd like on to it. If you're taking food away, there's boxes for you to use instead.

Other treats you may find include lemon drizzle cake, toffee apple cake or banana and walnut cake.

Savoury options when we were there included salami and goat's cheese bagel, vegan tomato and basil bruschetta and ham and cheese croissants ( all £3.50 each).

Some of the savoury offerings (Image: Becky Jones)

You can also enjoy frittata, quiche, or a salad if you'd prefer something lighter. There's three vegan salads each day, with flavours including spring pea salad with lemon and mint, and courgetti with vegan pesto and sunblush tomatoes.

We'd just completed a bike ride/ walk around the park, so we felt we'd earned a bit of cake. And, well, what child doesn't love the chance to eat cake?!

I chose a chocolate brownie (which was gluten free) to share with my almost two year-old while my five year-old had his eyes firmly fixed on the raspberry and white chocolate muffin.

Well, I thought I was good at making chocolate brownies, but this was seriously good: lovely and gooey, with an intense chocolate flavour. As little one repeatedly demanded 'more' I soon realised that I was pretty daft thinking two cakes between three of us would be enough!

My eldest loved the moist muffin, with its sweet raspberries and chunks of white chocolate. I eventually managed to get a couple of mouthfuls, after being told I was only allowed 'a little bit'. But it was enough for me to realise this was another top bake.